Jean Parisot de Valette

Standing in their way here were the Knights of St. John, just 500 of them, and a few thousand Maltese soldiers and civilians.

The knight's leader was Jean de Valette, a battle-hardened war horse, a veteran, a grand master in his 70s.

And there'd be nothing gentlemanly about this fight.

For four brutal months, the harbors around me now became killing grounds.

The fleets of the Spanish, Venetians, and Genoese were locked in fierce battles with the great Ottoman commanders, like the infamous Dragut, one of the most feared corsairs of the 16th century.

It was only a matter of time before they arrived at Malta.

But the Knights of St. John also had a formidable leader of their own, the battle-hardened Grand Master Jean de Valette, whom the capital city of Valletta is now named after.

Tell me about the grandmaster that is elected in 1557, this new grandmaster.